Tire-shield.



A. V. NUTT.

TIRE SHIELD.

APPLIOATION TILED SEPT. 25, 1907. 919,752, Patented Apr. 27, 1909. /0 zSHEET$-SHEET 1.

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ALVA VIRGIL NUTT, OF DENVER, COLORADO.

I TIRE-SHIELD.

Be it known that I, ALVA VIRGIL citizen of the United States, city ofDenver, county of Denver, State of Colorado, have N U'r'r, a I residingin the! invented certain new and useful Improvements in Tire Shields, of

which the following is a specification, reference being had to theaccompanyingdrawings.

My, invention relates generally to tires,

and particularly to a shield or protector for automobile and similartires, and its object is to provide a new and improved shield which willprotect the tire from puncture,

, will give Ia firm and holding tread, will tend to prevent the wheelsfrom slipping and sluing sidewise, and at the same time will be flexibleso as to yield readily to the spring of the tire, permitting it toretain its original resiliency. r

It has for its further object to improve the details hereinafter pointedout. i

To that end, my invention, generally speaking, consists in a series ofsections of pairs of plates adapted to surround the tire-circumferentially, flexibly connected with one another at the ends, themembers of the section being so constructed that the sides will projectdown over'a portion of the sides of the tire, and with the tops flexiblyinterlocked with one another.

I accomplish these objects by the means shown in the drawings andhereinafter specifically described.

"That which I' believe to be new will be I pointed out in the claims.

' In the accompanying drawings :-Figure 1 is a side elevation of aportion of a -tire with my. devices attached. Fig. 2 is a topor planview of the same. Fig. 3 is a cross section on line 3 3 of Fig. 2. Fig.4 is an' enlarged detail, being a top view of one of the plates of whichthe sections are com posed. Fig. 5 Lean enlarged detail, being a crosssection on the line. 5 :5 of Fig. 4. i Fig. 6 is an enlarged detail,being a top or plan view of the other of said plates. F1g., 7 is anenlarged detail, being a section on line 7 7 of Fig. 6. Fig. 8 isan'enlarged del. tail, being a side elevation of the plate shown l I inFig. 6, viewed from within.

9 indicatesa tire.

'10 10 indicate aseries of short sections which are adapted to surroundthe tire cir- Specification of Letters Patent. Application filedSeptember 26, 1907.

l 13-14 and of Patented Apr-i127, 1909. Serial 1 10. 394,539.

cumferentially. Each of these short sections is formed of two members'lland 12, and each is composed of a flat top portion adownwardly-projecting side portion 15-16 preferably formed integraltherewith and projecting downward therefrom. One end of each of the sideportions 15-16 is slightly flared outward at 17-18 in order to overlapthe other end of the adjacent section, as is best'shown in Figs. 1 and2, and the side portions 15-16 project. at each end beyond the fiat topportions 13-14. Upon one end of each of the flat portions 13-14 areformed eyes 19. The eyes 19 are two in number upon each, mem-' her, andare spaced apart to receive between them the eye 20, one of which islocated uponthe otherend of each memberof each section. The uppersurface of the plate-11 is bent upward and then inward, forming a bevelportion 21 and a flat tread 22. The bevel portion 21 is of such a heightas to bring the flat tread 22 about in the saine plane with the uppersurface of the'eyes 19-20, as is best shown in Figs. 5 and 8.

23 indicates a slot which is cut the bevel portion 21.

24 indicates a lug which'is formed upon the uppersurface of the plate12. .This lug 24 is bent into .a bevel portion 25 and a flat portion26', and is through 25 and the tread 22 of the of a width to freelyenterthe slot 23 so as to interlock therewith, bring-- ing the flatportion plate 11 on a level with each other, as is best get her aroundthe tire, the flaring ends 17-18 overlapping the adjacent ends of thenext sections, and with the eyes 20 coming between th eyes 19"of theadjacent sections, in which positionthey are' locked together by pins 27secured in place by split pins 28, or by bolts, or in any otherappropriate manner. When the parts are thus in position, it will beobvious that the periphery of the tire anda portion. of its sides aresurrounded and protected by the sections; that the sections will yieldinward a suitable amount in case the tire should drop into a rut, orforother reason, the connection of the lug 24 passing through the slot 23permitting this but preventing the section members from separating iiiin the other direction. By means of the pins passing through thescrew-eyes, the conneetions between the sections are flexible, and theshieldwill therefore yield readily to any compression of the tire andconsequent change of shape, and will preserve the original flexibilityof the tire. It will also be oh- 1 vious from .the above descriptionthat the in-' tel-locking of the tongues and slots of each of the tiresections forms a hinge connection between said sectlons of such acharacter that the side members 16 of the said sections extending overthe sides of the tire, may

' yield toward each other in response to any .-on'ipression against themon the sides of the tire, but will resist by reason of the interlockingtongue and slot any tendency of the said side members to yield laterallyaway from the t ire, thus inding to strengthen the tire and preventbursting of the same by any undue pressure at any point from within saidtire.

The Hat portions 22 of the members 11, and

' the fiat portion 26 of the lug 24: will form on the outer surface ofeach section a short tlat tread which will help the Wheel to engage theground, and which, with the engagement with the ground by the otherportions of the outer surface of the members, will tend to hold the tireto the road and prevent slip- )ing or sluingw What I claim as myinvention and desire to secure by Letters'latent is 1.. A tire shield,consisting of a plurality 1 of sections pivotally linked at theiradjacent ends, each section consisting'ot' two members arranged side byside with their sides adapted to extend over the sides of the tire andinterlocked at their tops to form a hinge permitting their sides toyield inwardly'toward the tire but to resist movement of said sides awayfrom. each other and away from the tire, substantially as described.

:2. A tire. shield, consisting of a plurality of sections adapted eachto overlap the next adjoining section at the end and pirotally linked attheir adjoining ends, each section consisting of two members arrangedside by 7 side with side portions extending over the sides ofthe tireand tread portions, one of said tread portions being provided with aslot and the other with a tongue adapted to interlock with said slot andform a-hn-ige I adapted to permit said side portions to yield theinwardyielding of said side portions but resist outward yielding thereof, andmeans for pivotally connecting each plate of each pair at its ends withthe tltlJZlCtlli plate, substantially as described.

ALVA VIRGIL NUl"l..

I Witnesses JOHN A. S'rnnLn, 0. ll. 'Aiuis'raono.

